Summary

• Ewan McGregor leads the cast in "A Gentleman in Moscow," based on a novel by Amor Towles.
• The series boasts a talented ing cast and is directed by Sam Miller and Sarah O'Gorman.
• With a 90% Rotten Tomatoes rating, the show debuted on Paramount+ on March 29, 2024, to positive reviews.

Ewan McGregor in the lead role of Count Alexander Rostov. A Gentleman in Moscow also stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Anna Urbanova, Leah Harvey as Marina Samarova, Johnny Harris as Osip Glebnikov, Paul Ready as Prince Nikolai Petrov, and Alexa Goodall as Nina Kulikova.

A Gentleman in Moscow is directed by Sam Miller (Black Mirror, I May Destroy You Now, Luther) and Sarah O'Gorman (The Witcher, Cursed, The Last Kingdom). Ben Vanstone (The Last Kingdom, The English Game) is the head writer, executive producer, and showrunner of the limited series. A Gentleman in Moscow episode 1 premiered on March 29, 2024, exclusively on Paramount+ with Showtime.

Ewan McGregor as Count Alexander Rostov

McGregor is 53 years old

Actor: Ewan McGregor is a celebrated and extremely well-known Scottish actor. He has been married to A Gentleman in Mopscow co-star Mary Elizabeth Winstead since 2022. McGregor has received four Golden Globe nominations, winning for his performance in 2018's Fargo season 3. He has also received five Emmy nominations, winning for his lead role in the 2021 limited series Halston. Despite all his success in television, McGregor is best known internationally for his iconic role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas' Star Wars prequel trilogy that was released over the course of 1999 and 2005. McGregor is set to star alongside Anne Hathaway in a currently untitled film directed by David Robert Mitchell.

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Character: McGregor plays the main protagonist Count Alexander Rostov in A Gentleman in Moscow.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Anna Urbanova

Winstead is 39 years old

Actor: Mary Elizabeth Winstead is a well-known American actor from North Carolina. She has been married to A Gentleman in Mopscow co-star Ewan McGregor since 2022. Winstead's breakthrough role was as Ramona Flowers in Edgar Wright's 2010 instant classic Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, which also starred Michael Cera, Kieran Culkin, and Anna Kendrick. Her first major role was that of Jessica Bennett on the NBC soap opera ions (1999-2000). She also notably starred as John McClane's daughter in Live Free or Die Hard (2007). She also appeared in The Spectacular Now (2013), Swiss Army Man (2016), 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), and Birds of Prey (2020).

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Character: Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays Ana Urbanova in A Gentleman in Moscow.

Johnny Harris as Osip Glebnikov

Harris is 50 years old

Actor: Johnny Harris is a well-known English actor, screenwriter, director, and producer born in London. His breakthrough role came in the crime thriller London to Brighton (2006) written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams. Harris has also notably starred in Hulu's 2023 adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations as the character Magwitch. Harries made his debut as a screenwriter with the action-boxing film Jawbone, in which he also starred as Jimmy McCabe alongside Ray Winstone (The Departed) who played William Carney and Ian McShane (John Wick) who played Joe Padgett.

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Character: Harris plays Osip Glebnikov in A Gentleman in Moscow.

Paul Ready as Prince Nikolai Petrov

Ready is 47 years old

Actor: Paul Ready is a British actor from Birmingham, England. Ready has a background in theater and, at the age of 17, played Romeo in the National Youth Theatre production of Romeo and Juliet alongside Rosamund Pike's Juliet. Ready's most prominent role on television was in the celebrated thriller series Utopia (2013-2014), in which he played Lee alongside Adeel Akhtar, Paul Higgins, and Neil Maskell. His other notable works include 2018's original AMC horror series The Terror, Motherland (2016-2022), and The Tunnel (2013).

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Character: Paul Ready plays Prince Nikolai Petrov in A Gentleman in Moscow.

Alexa Goodall as Nina Kulikova

Acting since 2022

Actor: Alexa Goodall is an up-and-coming actress who has already appeared in a number of notable television series including A Gentleman in Moscow. She made her acting debut on television in an episode of the 2022 Amazon Prime series The Devil's Hour before appearing in an episode of Netflix'x Lockwood & Co. in 2023. Her other credits include 2023's acclaimed series The Long Shadow and the 2023 folk horror film Lord of Misrule directed by William Brent Bell. She is set to appear in the family adventure film Robin and the Hoods directed by Phil Hawkins.

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Character: Alexa Goodall plays Nina in A Gentleman in Moscow.

A Gentleman in Moscow ing Cast & Characters

Fehinti Balogun as Mikhail "Mishka" Mindich: Balogun is best known for Can I Live? (2021), Juliet, Naked (2018), and played a Male Fremen in Dune (2021).

Leah Harvey as Marina Sama: Harvey is best known for the Apple TV+ original series Foundation (2021-2023) and Fighting with My Family (2019).

John Heffernan as "The Bishop" Leplevsky: Heffernan is best known for Eye in the Sky (2015), Crooked House (2017), and Official Secrets (2019).

Lyès Salem as Andrey Duras: Salem is best known for The Man from Oran (2014), Cousins (2004), and Munich (2005).

Björn Hlynur Haraldsson as Emily Zhukovsky: Haraldsson is best known for You're Killing Me Susana (2016) and for writing Homecoming (2015).

Dee Ahluwalia as Audrius: Ahluwalia is best known for his roles in Sex Education (2020) as Benvolio and Everything Now (2023) as Paul.

Anastasia Hille as Olga: Hille is best known for Snow White and the Huntsman (2012) and The Abandoned (2006).

Jason Forbes as Nachevko: Forbes is best known for his recurring role on HBO's Tracey Ullman's Show (2016-2018) before ing the cast of A Gentleman in Moscow.